Registered Nurse Neuro ICU

Registered Nurse

Forsyth Medical Center – Winston-Salem, NC

Neuro ICU 

Schedule:7p-7a

Role Type: Clinical Support – Direct Patient Care

We're Growing—and So Is Our Team!

Join our expanding 30-bed Neurosurgical ICU , where we're building on our commitment to delivering exceptional care for critically ill patients with complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions. As our unit continues to grow, we're looking for compassionate, driven nurses who are excited to be part of a high-performing critical care team.

Every shift offers the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population, sharpen your critical thinking skills, and make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Whether you're an experienced ICU nurse or looking to grow your critical care expertise, you'll be supported every step of the way with a strong team culture, comprehensive orientation, and ongoing professional development.

If you're ready to grow your career while helping shape the future of our expanding Neurosurgical ICU, we'd love to have you on our team!

Why Choose Novant Health?

• Day One Benefits Eligibility

• Future Forward Tuition Assistance Program – Eligible after 90 days of service, providing upfront tuition coverage up to $5,250 annually for full-time team members and up to $2,625 annually for part-time team members

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Program

• Well-Being Programs focused on physical, emotional, and financial wellness

Novant Health is committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare, with a strong focus on innovation, research, and community wellness. Our goal is to empower our workforce with the tools, support, and resources they need to provide the best care possible.

• Education:
  - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
  - 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
  - If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.

• Experience:  One year of acute nursing experience required.

• Licensure/Certification/Registration: 
  - Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
  - Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Red Cross or American Heart Association required.

• Care for critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, seizures, intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injuries, and post-neurosurgical patients.

• Monitor and manage patients requiring ventilators, titratable drips, intracranial pressure monitoring, and other advanced critical care interventions.

• Perform detailed neurological assessments and respond rapidly to changes in patient condition.

• Collaborate with neurologists, neurosurgeons, intensivists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team.